Junta, West Virginia

Junta, West Virginia
Former settlement
Junta, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°31′01″N 80°50′18″W / 37.51694°N 80.83833°W / 37.51694; -80.83833Coordinates: 37°31′01″N 80°50′18″W / 37.51694°N 80.83833°W / 37.51694; -80.83833
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Summers
Elevation	1,509 ft (460 m)
GNIS feature ID	1556937^[1]

Junta is a former settlement in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. Junta was located on the New River, west of Indian Mills, but no trace of the town remains. Junta appeared on maps as late as 1924.

Junta is a name derived from Spanish.^[2]

References

Municipalities and communities of Summers County, West Virginia, United States

County seat: Hinton

City	Hinton

Unincorporated communities	Ballengee‡ Bargers Springs Barksdale Barnettown Bellepoint Bertha Beurytown Brooklin Brooks Browning Buck Carew Claypool Clayton Crossroads Crumps Bottom Ellison Ellison Ridge Elton Farley Forest Hill Glenray Green Sulphur Springs Griffith Creek Hill Top Hilldale Hix Indian Mills Judson Jumping Branch Lick Creek Lockbridge Lowell Mandeville Marie Meadow Creek Mountview‡ Neponset Nimitz Pence Springs Pipestem Ramp Riffe Sandstone Santafee Seminole Streeter Suck Creek Talcott Tempa True Valley Heights Wiggins

Ghost towns	Egypt Junta Lilly Mercers Saltworks Tina Warford

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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